# Biomass

> Canonical source: [Biomass](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/biomass)
> Language: en

Primarily used as fuel.
Biomass Burners and vehicles can use it for power.
Biomass is much more energy-efficient than raw biological matter.

## Properties

- Entity type: Item
- Form: solid
- Stack size: 200
- Sink points: 12
- Energy: 180 MJ
- Radioactive: No
- Can be discarded: Yes

## Produced by

### [Biomass (Alien Protein)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-biomass-alienprotein-c)

4 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor)

[Alien Protein](/wiki/items/alien-protein): 1 per cycle; 15/min → [Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass): 100 per cycle; 1500/min.

### [Biomass (Leaves)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-biomass-leaves-c)

5 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor)

[Leaves](/wiki/items/leaves): 10 per cycle; 120/min → [Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass): 5 per cycle; 60/min.

### [Biomass (Mycelia)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-biomass-mycelia-c)

4 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor)

[Mycelia](/wiki/items/mycelia): 1 per cycle; 15/min → [Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass): 10 per cycle; 150/min.

### [Biomass (Wood)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-biomass-wood-c)

4 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor)

[Wood](/wiki/items/wood): 4 per cycle; 60/min → [Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass): 20 per cycle; 300/min.

## Used as recipe ingredient

### [Alternate: Biocoal](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-coal-2-c)

8 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor)

[Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass): 5 per cycle; 37.5/min → [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 6 per cycle; 45/min.

### [Solid Biofuel](/wiki/recipes/recipe-biofuel-c)

4 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor)

[Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass): 8 per cycle; 120/min → [Solid Biofuel](/wiki/items/solid-biofuel): 4 per cycle; 60/min.

### [Fabric](/wiki/recipes/recipe-fabric-c)

4 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler)

[Mycelia](/wiki/items/mycelia): 1 per cycle; 15/min, [Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass): 5 per cycle; 75/min → [Fabric](/wiki/items/fabric): 1 per cycle; 15/min.

### [Gas Nobelisk](/wiki/recipes/recipe-nobeliskgas-c)

12 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler)

[Nobelisk](/wiki/items/nobelisk): 1 per cycle; 5/min, [Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass): 10 per cycle; 50/min → [Gas Nobelisk](/wiki/items/gas-nobelisk): 1 per cycle; 5/min.

## Used as generator fuel

- [Biomass Burner](/wiki/buildings/biomass-burner)

## Used in construction

- [U-Jelly Landing Pad](/wiki/buildings/u-jelly-landing-pad): 200
- [SPWN](/wiki/buildings/spwn): 100

## Used in schematic costs

- [Fabric](/wiki/schematics/fabric-research-mycelia-2): 100
- [Toxic Cellular Modification](/wiki/schematics/toxic-cellular-modification): 200

## Related items

- [Alien Protein](/wiki/items/alien-protein)
- [Leaves](/wiki/items/leaves)
- [Mycelia](/wiki/items/mycelia)
- [Wood](/wiki/items/wood)
- [Coal](/wiki/items/coal)
- [Solid Biofuel](/wiki/items/solid-biofuel)
- [Fabric](/wiki/items/fabric)
- [Nobelisk](/wiki/items/nobelisk)
- [Gas Nobelisk](/wiki/items/gas-nobelisk)

## Unlocked by

- [Bio-Organic Properties](/wiki/schematics/bio-organic-properties): MAM research
- [Mycelia](/wiki/schematics/mycelia): MAM research
- [HUB Upgrade 6](/wiki/schematics/hub-upgrade-6): Milestone

## Technical Details

- Class name: Desc_GenericBiomass_C
- Native class: FGItemDescriptorBiomass
- Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/GenericBiomass/Desc_GenericBiomass
- Resource form (export): RF_SOLID